Ex Milestone Exec Becomes Vicon CEO

Author: John Honovich, Published on Sep 11, 2014

Wow, he sure does like challenges.

Just days after leaving an easy job at Milestone, Eric Fullerton has taken one of the toughest jobs in the entire industry - becoming CEO of Vicon.

***, ** **** **** **** **********.

**** **** ************ ** **** *** ** *********,**** ************ ***** *** ** *** ******** **** ** *** ****** industry -******** *** *******.

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******** ********* ******* ** *** ****, ****, *******.

*** **** ********* **** *** **** ***** ****** ****** / *********** ************, ******* ******* **** *** *** **** **********.

*********, ******, ** **********, *********** **** “* *** ***** ************* ***** *** ** ** ********* **********’* strong ***** ** **/********* ******* **** *** **** ******* ************ ** ***** ********** *******. * **** ******* ** ******* this ***** ****.”

Vicon's ****** ***** / *********'* *********

** **** ** ******** ** ** *** *******, **** ***,*** options over *** **** * *****.************** *** * ******* ******, ** * ***** ** ~$*.** and * ***** ****** *** ** ~$** ******* ***, ******** to ****** ******* ** ~$** *******. ******, *** ***** ***** in *** ******** ***** **** **.

***********, *****'* ********* ** ***** ***. ** *** ******* ***** even ****** ** **********, *********'* ******* / ****** ***** ** worth $* ** $** *******.

Vicon's ******* ***********

*** *** ********* ** **** *************** **********'* ******** **** ****** *********** ***********. ******************* **** ** ***** ****** ********* ******, ****** **** **** since ****** ** *** **** **** ****** ****.

**********, ** ** ***** ***********, ********* ***** **** *** ******** approach ** *** ** ********* *** ***** ** ********** * 'full ********', **** ** ** ******** *****. **** *** ******** ** integrators, ***** ******* ** * ****** *** **** *** ** *** offerings **** *** ******* ***********.

*** **** ***** ** **** ********* *** **** ********* *** connections ** ********, ** ** ** ********** * **** *** Vicon *** ******* **** ****** **** ** ** ****** ****** for ******.

What ** *** *****?

Comments (20)

Undisclosed #1

09/11/14 08:50pm

**** ****:********* ***************.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 09/12/14 12:15am

* *** **** ********, ******** ** ******, ** **** **** *** ******.

* ******* **'* * ******* *** ********* ** *** ** is *** *** ** * ******** ****** *******; *** **** the ******** *** *** ********* ****** ** *** ***** ***** up.

John Honovich

IPVM | 09/12/14 12:39am

* ******** *** **** ****** ***** **** ****** **** ***** have ** *********, *.*., ***** ********* *********** ******* *********** / key ****** **** *********?

*** ******* * *** **** ** **** ***** ** * risky ******. **'* *** ***** **** *********'* **** ******* *** stage ** ****** ***, *** **** ****** ******, ** **** really **** ** **** * **** *******?

*********, ** * ********** ** ***** ***** ****** ******, *** its ***** * ****** ***** ** *** ***** ** ********** to******** *** *** ********* ** ***** * ********.

*** ** *********** **** ** ******* ** ***** **** *****. The ******* ** **** ** **** **** $* ******* ** cash, *** ****** **** $* ******* ** *** ******** * months *** ** *** **** ******* *********** (*** **** **** ***).

Undisclosed #2

09/12/14 12:45am

******** ** ***** **** ** ***** **** ***** * ****** position **** **** * ****-****/***-**** *** ** ****. **** ** a ***** *** *** *** ** ****** *********** *** ******** marketplace.

*****/*** ****** **** ***** **** ** ******* ************* *** ****** company. * ***** ** ** *****, ** *** ***** ** on ***** ***-******** *****, *** ** ** ** ********** ** can **** *** ******. **** ** ***-***, *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 09/12/14 12:52am

** ********** ** **** ***** *** *** * *** ** CEO **** ******* ********* ** **** ******** (** ***** ***** on *** ************ ***** ** ******** ***** ****).***/**?

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 09/12/14 01:22am

*'** ***** ** * ** ** **** ******, *** *** US *****... **** ***** *** * ****** ** ******** ********* that ***** **** *** * ****-***** *** ** *** **** of ******, *** **** ** **** ************ ****** * *** job, ** **** ** *******-***** ********. *** ***** *** *** a ****** ** ***** *********** ********* **** **** *** **** high-level ********* *****, *** *** **** * ******* **** **** health ****** **** ** ** ****** ** * ***********.

******** * ***** *** **** ******** *** * ****-***** ****** options, *** ** *** **** **** *** ********* ** *** or *********, *** *** ******** *** *** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 09/12/14 11:28am

** *** *** *** **** ** *********, *** ***** *** accept ******** **** **** * *** ******** ** **** ********?

* ***** ******** *** *** ** * *******, ** **** move, *** ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

09/12/14 01:11am
* ***** * ****** **. ** ** ***** ** ***'* be *** *****. ***** ******** *****'* *** **** *****. **** had * **** *********** ******* ** ********* ** ********* **** their ***********. ******* **** * ****** ***** ** **** ** the **** ***** **** ****. ** *********** ******** *** **** might **** ** ***.

John Martinez

09/12/14 02:52am

*** **** ******** ** **** **** ** ***** *** ******** Vicon *** ****?

**** ** *** ******?

*** ** *******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Martinez | 09/12/14 11:29am

****, ******. **** ********* ** ******* ** ************* ** ********. ***** *** ******* ** ** ****, *** with *** ** **** **** *********, ***** *** * ****** of ******* ** **.

****: ********* ********* ** ** **** ******** ***** ****, ****** that ** ***** ** **** ****** ***** ** ****** **** questions ******** **** *****, ***** ** **** ******* **.

Wayne Jared

09/12/14 12:33pm

*** ********* ** **** ** *** *********/***** ****? ** **'* reasonably *********** ****** ******* *** ***** *******, **** **** ***** for * ***** ********* ******* * *** ** ********. **'* the ********** **** ** *** **** *** ***** **** **** make ** **** ** *** ** ** *** *******. **'** have *** *********** ** *** * ****** *** *** *********** to ******* **. *****'* ******* **** ********* **** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Wayne Jared | 09/12/14 12:38pm

*** ********* ** **** ** *** *********/***** ****?

*****, **** ** *** ********* / ***** ******* *** **** publicly *********. *******,** *** ** **** ** ********* *** ** ***** **** ******* ** *** *** ***** *********, ** **'* ********** to ****** **'* *** ******* *** * ********.

** **** ***, * ***** **** *** ***** *** ******* of ******* * ****** *** ********* **.

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | 09/12/14 03:07pm

** ***** ********, ** *** **** ***** ***, ******* **'* well ***** **** ** *** ** *** *** *** ******. If ***** ***** ****, **'** **** **** * ******, ******* it's **** ***** ** *** ** *** *** ***. *******, the **** **** **** ** ** ** **** **** ** levels ***, ******* ***** ** **** ******* **** ** **** bored *** **** ** ** ********* ****, *** **** *** the ******* ** ****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

09/14/14 02:59pm

**** **** **** *** ** **** *** **** *** *** time ** *********, *** **** *****'* *********** **** *** ******* of ********* ** ******** ** *********. ** ******** *** *** even ***** ** **** ***********, *** ** ** ** **** consistent **** ****** ** *********, *** ******** ** **** *** ghost ************ ** ******* ************ *** **** ********. ** *** done **** ** ***** **** *** *********. ** ****** **** will ***** ** ***** *** **** ***, * ****** ** months *** ** **** *** *** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | 09/14/14 07:05pm

**** *** ***** *******, **** ** *** ** *** **** divided ***** ** **** **** *** ** ****.

**% ***** ***'* ****, ***** ** * ****** ****, ********** how **** * **** **** **.

** ***** **** * ****** ** *** ****, ******** **** think ** ** * ***** ****** **** ******* *** (**% to **%).

Undisclosed Integrator #5

09/15/14 03:20pm

******* ********* ****** ******* **** *** ****** *** *** *** the **** **** *** ******* ******* *** **** ******? ******** that ***** ** *** **** **** *** *** ** **** on ****** ** *** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

09/16/14 12:42pm

***** ** ** ***** ***** **** ** **** ** ** Canon *** *** **** ********* **** ***** *** ** ***** have *** *** ***** ** ******? ***** *** ** *** close ** *** *********** *** ******** *** * **** **** idea ** ***** **********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 09/17/14 12:28am

************** ***** ***** ** *********, ********* ********, *************** ******* *** ***** *** ***** ******* *** **** ** those.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

09/16/14 01:11pm

**** ********** * *** *** **** **** ****-***** ** * deal **** **** ******* **** *************, *** ** **** ** intense, ****** ******* *********** **** **** **** * *** ***, to... ******* *** *** ***. **'* ***** * *******, *** it's **** ******* *** ****** ***** ** **** ** ** new ********** ** *** ********* ******. ****** *** ****** ** an *************** *********** ********* *** ********** ** *** *** ********* world.

**, ** ***** ** ** *** ****** ****** **** ** seek *** *** ********** *** ***** *** ****** ***** **** can **** * ******* ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | 09/30/14 11:50am

****************** *** ******:

  • "** *** **** ** ***** **** ***** * *********** ******** to ***** ** **** ******** – **** ** *** ***** capture **** ***** ** *** ******* *** ** *** ***** management **** – *** ***** ***** **** *** ********** ** third-party ********** **** ** ****** *******, *********, ******** **********, ***., so ** *** **** * ****-********** ******** **** ******** **** value *** *** ***** ******* *********** ** *****-***** ************."
  • "**’** ***** ** **** ** *** *** ******* **** *** the ***** ********** **** ** ***, *********** ******** ***** ********** in *** ******* *** ******* ********* *******."

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